Are you ready for 2023? Regardless of your answer, end the year right with a fabulous meal at one of San Diego’s top restaurants. From Michelin stars to curated menus, we’ve rounded up the best restaurants for New Year’s Eve dinner in San Diego.
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969 Pacific Hwy / Website
Celebrate the new year with a four-course menu from Animae. Lavish menu items will include hamachi crudo, truffle Wagyu wontons, branzino cha cha, bone-in pork katsu, and the option to add caviar service. For dessert, indulge in Mostra coffee chocolate mousse bar and pear and hojicha roll cake. There will be 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. seatings, priced at $110 per person, and a 9 p.m. seating for $130 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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3105 Ocean Front Walk / Website
Head to the largest oceanfront rooftop in San Diego for a fun-filled dinner. The special New Year’s Eve menu will feature broiled oysters, Wagyu ribeye, and yellowtail and halibut ceviche, as well as dragon fruit vanilla bean panna cotta and flourless five spice mascarpone chocolate cake for dessert. The special menu will be served starting at 4 p.m. on NYE. Reservations can be made here.
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1660 India Street / Website
Enjoy a dazzling five-course prix fixe menu for New Year’s Eve. The menu is set to feature oxtail dumpling soup, mango butter prawns, and your choice of a 12-ounce bone marrow ribeye or 5-ounce swordfish filet. For dessert, indulge in sweet marquesitas. The meal is priced at $99 per person or $150 for the meal and three cocktail pairings. Reservations can be made here.
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901 Bayfront Court, Suite 1 / Website
With an Italian-inspired menu and sweeping views of the bay, head to Garibaldi for a luxe four-course dinner on New Year’s Eve. The menu is set to feature veal chop tomahawk, house folded culurgiones, and pesce spada e aragosta, among other items. For dessert, enjoy the restaurant’s signature trio di dolci. Dinner will be served from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is priced at $125 per person, with the option for a wine pairing for $45. Reservations can be made here.
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12841 El Camino Real, Suite 203 / Website
Head to this glam restaurant for a stunning five-course prix fixe menu. Menu highlights include an eight-piece omakase nigiri set, hamachi crudo, lobster risotto, and a half-dozen Kuramoto Oysters. As the clock strikes midnight, guests will receive a complimentary champagne toast. The meal will be priced at $95 per person, reservations can be made here.
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131 W D Street, Encinitas / Website
Head to Herb & Sea for a luxe and relaxing four-course menu this New Year’s Eve. Featuring both surf and turf, the menu will feature raw oysters, sturgeon crudo, fried pork belly, butter bean soup, and a wood-fired filet, among others. For dessert, indulge in a chocolate mousse bar and citrus cake. There will be 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. seatings, priced at $90 per adult and $41 per child. Then, there will be a 9 p.m. seating that includes a champagne toast, priced at $110 per adult and $51 per child. Reservations can be made here.
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2210 Kettner Blvd. / Website
Enjoy a four-course dinner from Herb & Wood this New Year’s Eve. The curated menu will feature Dungeness crab salad, sweet potato raviolo, seared scallops, Wagyu tenderloin, pan-seared halibut and lamb chops, among others. For a more luxe meal, add on the optional caviar service. For dessert, indulge in tiramisu and lemon tart. The dinner will have a few seatings and the meal will start at $110 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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1132 Prospect Street, La Jolla / Website
Enjoy a superb five-course prix fixe menu in the ever-luxe Mediterranean Room at La Valencia. The meal will feature beef carpaccio, zabuton short rib, seared Hokkaido scallop, and crema catalana. Dinner is priced at $145 per person, with the option to add champagne for an additional charge. Reservations can be made here.
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2659 State Street, Carlsbad / Website
End your year off right with a meal from a Michelin-starred restaurant. The special five-course prix fixe menu will feature an optional wine pairing. Dinner is priced at $175 per person and reservations can be made here.
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2228 Kettner Blvd. / Website
Nosh on locally-sourced cuisine in a special four-course, prix fixe menu. Available for both Friday, Dec. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 31, the menu will feature egg yolk raviolo, tetera squash and burrata, duck breast, and Salanova lettuce. For dessert, the restaurant will serve vanilla bean pavlova and a slew of holiday-inspired cocktails. The meal is priced at $145 per person and reservations can be made here.
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1044 Wall Street, La Jolla / Website
Enjoy an Italian-inspired New Year’s Eve dinner Marisi. The five-course prix fixe menu will feature frutti de mare, Wagyu beef tartare, lasagna tessuto, and king crab tagliatelle, among others. For dessert, nosh on panna cotta or gianduja chocolate. The meal is priced at $145 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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6009 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe / Website
Head to this French brassier for a special NYE a la carte menu. Highlights will include lobster bisque, Perigord black truffle with housemade linguini, and sauteed diver scallops, among others. Decadent desserts will include cinnamon ginger creme brulee, apple strudel, and locally-sourced Chino Farm ice cream. Reservations can be made here.
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2550 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor / Website
Dine with a view this NYE. Mister A’s will feature a special five-course prix fixe menu for the holiday, with menu highlights like Maine lobster feuillete, pan-seared Maine scallops, and Iberico belly, among others. For dessert, indulge in Meyer lemon tore or the cherries jubilee. The restaurant has a slew of holiday cocktails as well. The meal is priced at $165 per person and reservations can be made here.
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4980 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad / Website
Check out this luxe new steakhouse for a four-course prix fixe New Year’s Eve menu. Menu highlights will include chorizo Spanish octopus, seared Wagyu, white asparagus and black truffle bisque, Maryland lump crab stuffed salmon filet, and eye of rib, among others. For dessert, choose from tres leches churro, new haven cheesecake, and flourless chocolate souffle cake. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be priced at $125 per person. Reservations can be made here, but be aware a $25 deposit per person is required.
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901 Bayfront Court / Website
End the year with stunning views of the bay and a three-course holiday menu. Highlights include ice wine poached pear, U10 diver scallops, vegan beetroot bourguignon, seaweed-crusted Chilean seabass, and beef prime rib. For dessert, enjoy a mini dessert trio. The meal is priced at $125 per person with the option for a wine pairing for an additional $45. Reservations can be made here.
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467 Fifth Avenue / Website
Enjoy a Latin-American-inspired meal at Zama for New Year’s Eve. There will be a special a la carte menu that will feature Zama crudo, prime filet mignon, Delmonico New York sirloin, and Japanese yuzu cheesecake, among other tasty dishes. There will be three seatings for the dinner and reservations can be made here.
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